Today Im excited to have a guest post written by meg duerksen from whatever. Please welcome meg to The Cottage Home and read a little bit about how she crafts with her kids. And at the en...
Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all have had a wonderful time this weekend celebrating all the men and women who have done so much for us and our country in the line of duty. And to any of...
A week ago today, we packed up the family and drove from Chicago down to Kansas City for Spring International Quilt Market. Typically I wouldnt bring the whole family to a work related trade sh...
I just returned from International Quilt Market late last night and am playing catch up today. I cant wait to share some of this fabric eye candy with you all, but Im still in the process of do...
Today Im guest blogging over at Craftiness is Not Optional sharing my classic vintage-inspired little girls dress for the Vintage May series. Come on over to check out this fun series that is s...
As Ive mentioned before, I am part of the Riley Blake Designs Project Design Team and today I am guest blogging over there sharing a free tutorial for The Lolly Dolly Pillow that I created fro...
On the Cutting Table is a series a started a little while back where I just fill you in on some of the behind the scenes happenings of The Cottage Mama. Sometimes I disappear from the blog for ...
And the winners of the May Giveaway Day are........ Heartsong Quilts: Fairytale Frocks & Lollipops: Canton Village Quilt Works: Fat Quarter Shop: Modern Fabric Studio: Yay! Life...
And now for the final pattern in the new series......... The Charlotte Apron Dress Size 6 Month through 8 Years PATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Charlotte Apron Dress is an adorable gathered skirt dress with...
Its time to reveal the second new pattern from The Cottage Mama Sewing Patterns........... Ruby Ruffle Dress Size 6 Months through 10 Years I have been making this dress for several years now and sel...
Its finally time to start sharing my new set of printed sewing patterns! It is really hard to keep anything from you all. I wanted to share these pictures the second I received them! It w...
So Ive been teaching some sewing classes around town lately. I know Ive mentioned this over on The Cottage Mama Facebook page, but I dont think Ive said anything about it here on the blog. ...
Are you ready for this? Its finally here....... The May Giveaway Day Heres how this works.........you can enter to win each one of these prizes from our lovely blog sponsors. Leave ...
Well, seeing as though my sister-in-laws wedding was this past weekend, I figured it was about time for me to finally post these pictures from her french-themed bridal shower. Her shower was ma...
Wow, what a week this has been! My next three patterns finally went to print and should be available to ship the next couple weeks. Putting together all the components of a pattern is suc...
Grandma Jane is back with a great beginning quilting tutorial, the Disappearing Nine Patch, and a fabulous giveaway. I cant take any credit for this giveaway. Mom came up with this idea h...
I have been so busy lately sewing up samples of my new patterns that I decided to take a few quick minutes to sew up a little summer top/dress for Matilda. You would think that with all the sew...
Its been a while since Ive posted a recipe here on the blog, so I thought I would share a simple dinner that we had last week. Pasta is my go-to dinner when I want something quick, easy ...
So as of recently Muffin Tin Monday is what weve been doing for lunch around here each Monday afternoon. Have you heard of this? Well, just Google Muffin Tin Monday and you will find a mi...
So you want to start a handmade business? The first question to really think about is what are you going to make to sell?. Or maybe you have a handmade business already but your products ...
Wow, is the week over yet? I cant believe its not Friday yet........it seems like this week has been so crazy busy. I spent this past weekend and last few days sewing up a storm in prepar...
I jump at the chance to try Olay products because they never seem to disappoint. I have tried other brands of facial moisturizers in the past but I always end up coming back to my Olay. So when I was...
Today Im guest blogging over at Riley Blake Designs Cutting Corners College sharing a free pattern and tutorial for the Woodland Cottage Pincushion. The design was inspired by our very own cott...
Just wanted to check in and let you know that Im here. I am super-busy right now trying to get my next three patterns published by next month. So, I will apologize in advance for my lack ...
First off, the winner of the Riley Blake Designs Woodland Trails Fat Quarter Bundle is........ Please email Lindsay at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]co m with your contact information and we will make s...
Wow, what an incredible last several days weve had! The 45th Annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest has come to a close and though Mom didnt walk away with the $1 million grand prize, we all walked ...
Here we are on the final day of the Will it go round in circles? quilt pattern and tutorial. Today we will bind our quilt. This binding tutorial is a great one whether you are binding a q...
So here we are.......weve got our quilt top pieced together and our quilt backing ready to go. Now for the most exciting part, actually quilting our quilt. Mom (Grandma Jane) has some rea...
Welcome to Part 3 of the "Will It Go Round In Circles?" Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial. Yesterday we finished up our quilt front and today we will be cutting and piecing our quilt back...
Welcome to Part 2 of the Will It Go Round In Circles? Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial. Today we will be finishing our quilt top. If you missed Part 1 (Cutting / Appliqueing) you can...
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